Method and apparatus for driving an external electrode fluorescent lamp

• Main Authors: MOYER, JAMES C, RUST, TIMOTHY J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.12.2007
• Subjects: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS,e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USERAPPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

A technique for driving one or more EEFLs, having first and second ends, in a bank of EEFLs involves driving the EEFLs at both the first and second ends. In a non-limiting embodiment, a device constructed according to the technique may include a bank of EEFLs connected in parallel. The device may further include a first transformer, wherein a first of the secondary windings of the first transformer is coupled to the first end of the bank of EEFLs. The device may further include a second transformer, wherein a first of the secondary windings of the second transformer is coupled to the second end of the bank of EEFLs.